Expert: Jim Lawniczak - 2/20/2008

Question
I found a 1968 penny with another head that smaller in front of Lincoln face above the 1968 mark whats weird it isn't Lincoln it looks like JFK but its something i've never heard or seen of before can you tell me how much it could be valued.

Answer
Ryan, it probably is Kennedy.  The picture of JFK was stamped into the field of the cent.  This was done, after minting, as a novelty and the resulting pieces were sold for 50 to 95 cents or so.  They are fairly common and really don't have any resale value today (a coin dealer might sell you one for a dollar or so).  Go to www.ebay.com and do a search for stamped penny or stamped cent and you may see some for sale.  Other things like a pipe (i.e., Lincoln smoking a pipe), maps of the states and others were also stamped as novelties into the cents.